Heavy Rain Causes Slips, Flooding in Ruapehu

Aerial footage shows farmland flooded after downpours across North Island

Three Ruapehu towns are cut off due to flooding in all directions as heavy rain and thunderstorms still to come batters the North Island highway network.

Flooding cuts off communities, closes highways in central North Island

Homes are under threat and emergency centres are preparing as heavy rain hammers farms.

Flooding closes highways as heavy rain hammers North Island

Highways are closed and some schools are shut as rain hammering the central North Island causes major disruptions. Several state highways in the...

Slips and floods isolate three townships in northern Ruapehu area

News from Ruapehu District Council Emergency Operations Centre Heavy rainfall has continued at a higher intensity than anticipated notably around the northern Ruapehu area. Council contractors are responding to multiple slips on the local road network. NZTA report major slips on State Highways with SH4 closed north of Taumarunui preventing travel north to Te Kuiti. […]

Heavy rain causes slips, flooding in Ruapehu

Multiple slips and closures are affecting roads in the Ruapehu district after heavy rain hit the region. Ruapehu’s Emergency Operations Centre was activated...

Heavy rain cuts off North Island towns - Daily Telegraph NZ

Severe rain across the central North Island caused widespread slips and flooding on Tuesday, leaving the towns of Matiere and Tokorima cut off and major routes, including SH4 between Taumarunui and Te Kuiti, closed for several days. Ruapehu District Council partially activated its emergency operations centre and said road repairs and slip clearance would take time, urging motorists to check conditions and avoid unnecessary travel. In Hamilton, o…